is an area of the City of Westminster in London. It extends from the River Thames[1] to Oxford Street, and has many famous landmarks, including the Palace of Westminster, Buckingham Palace, Westminste
r Abbey, Westminster Cathedral, Trafalgar Square and much of the West End cultural centre including the entertainment precinct of West End Theatre. The name (Old English: Westmynstre)[2] originated from the informal description of the abbey church and royal peculiar of St Peter's (Westminster Abbey), west of the
